# pernil
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Aragonese pernil, from perna +‎ -il.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pərˈnil]
* IPA: (Valencia) [peɾˈnil]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Noun

pernil m (plural pernils)
* ham of pork

#### Derived terms

* pernil cuit
* pernil dolç
* pernil ibèric
* pernil salat

### Further reading

* “pernil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “pernil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “pernil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “pernil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since 1707. From perna (“leg”) +‎ -il.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛɾˈnil/ [pɛɾˈniɫ]
* Rhymes: -il
* Hyphenation: per‧nil

### Noun

pernil m (plural pernís)
* ham (meat from the thigh of quadrupeds)
    Synonyms: xamón, lacón
** 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:Afonso: Pond'a messa, Cathaliña. Christobo: Sacad'essa bota, Irena. Alberte: Sacà, Marta, esse pernil. Cathaliña: Homes tende pouca pressa, que para todo ay bagar.Afonso: "Set the table, Cathaliña." Christobo: "Bring out that wineskin, Irena." Alberte: "Bring out, Marta, that ham." Cathaliña: "Men, be in little hurry, there is a time for everything."

### References

* “pernil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pernil”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “perni”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pernil”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pernil”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pernil”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin perna (“leg”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peʁˈniw/ [peɦˈniʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /peʁˈniw/ [peɦˈniʊ̯]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /peɾˈniw/ [peɾˈniʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /peʁˈniw/ [peʁˈniʊ̯]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peɻˈniw/ [peɻˈniʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨɾˈnil/ [pɨɾˈniɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨɾˈnil/ [pɨɾˈniɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pɨɾˈni.li/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
* Hyphenation: per‧nil

### Noun

pernil m (plural pernis)
* meat from the thigh of quadrupeds

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin perna (“leg”) with the suffix -il indicating parts of the body.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peɾˈnil/ [peɾˈnil]
* Rhymes: -il
* Syllabification: per‧nil

### Noun

pernil m (plural perniles)
* ham leg of pork
    Synonym: nalgada
* (Chile) knuckle of pork
* (Venezuela) dish made out of ham leg
* (Colombia) chicken thigh and leg

### Further reading

* “pernil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10